
CAPE TOWN, MARCH 21: Daryll Cullinan led South Africa into a commanding position on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Newlands today. Cullinan followed up his earlier 113 with a stroke-filled 68.
SCOREBOARD
South Africa 1st innings: 418
Sri Lanka 1st innings: S Jayasuriya c Boucher b Donald 17, M Attapattu c Cullinan b Adams 60, R Mahanama c Boucher b Donald 9, A de Silva c Boucher b Ntini 77, A Ranatunga c Ackerman b Adams 20, H Tillekeratne c Boucher b Pollock 22, R Kaluwitharana lbw Pollock 13, C Vaas c Boucher b Pollock 30, P Wickramasinghe c sub Klusner b Pollock 11, M Muralitharan not out 15, R Pushpakumara c Boucher b Donald 4. Extras: lb-7, w-1, nb-12, b-8 28.
Total: for nine wickets 306.
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-36, 3-165, 4-194, 5-195, 6-219, 7-241, 8-270, 9-300.
Bowling: Donald 21.3-7-66-3, Pollock 26-5-83-4, Ntini 10-1-57-1, Kallis 7-1-23-0, Adams 20-2-62-2.
South Africa 2nd innings: A Bacher c Kaluwitherana b Vaas 0, GKirsten c Muralitharan b Vaas 15, J Kallis st Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya 49, D Cullinan c Tillekeratne b Muralitharan 68, H Cronje batting 11, M Boucher batting 6.
Extras: w-1, nb-5 6.
Total: for four wickets 155.
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-18, 3-134, 4-146.
Bowling: Vaas 11-3-41-2, Pushpakumara 8-0-24-0, Wickremasinghe 8-1-24-0, Muralitharan 18-4-49-1, De Silva 1-1-0-0, Jayasuriya 9-3-10-1, Attapattu 1-0-7-0.